The Portland daily press., 1887-01-01
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BATH, Dec, 31.-Jas. S. Higgins, wi s
yesterday required to give bonds for SOY
the Municipal Judge for his appearanst
the April term of the court to answde
charge of stealing $50 worth of coppeid
brass from the Bath Iron Works whele
had been employed, failed to obtain blss
men yesterday, but was permitted to rdin
at his house over night and he was {he
street this forenoon. A more serious dge
has been developed against him, ihat
strong circumstantial evidence has bepb-
tanned that he has been guilty of oring
letters that had been placed in his posffice
Dox through mistake aud money absteted
therefrom. The sum in the first lettlwas
only $10-sent from Bowdoinham BY wo-
man addressed to the agent of the niger
Sewing Machine Company in this Gig, and
in second letter one dollar. Tie mis-
placing Of the letters in the wrong hpx wal
when new boxes had been put in at the tint
when the present postmaster took charg
and had inexperienced clerks. Higgins be
ing suspected decoy letter was placed i
his box, which led to evidence against hin
Nothing has, as yet been doue, to commend
legal proceeding, but all the evidence in Il
matter has been sent to the Post Office ID
partment for its action, and the arrival ,
an inspector is daily looked for from Wasl
ingion. Higgins had been long employed
the police force. He is man of unusu
good personal appearance; favorite worl
man in the brass foundry, and until now
fair character in the community.
Before returning to his Congression
duties at Washington, Representative Din
ley came down from Lewiston yesterday al
held a protracted conference with shi
builders and others interested in regard
the free ship bill. The explanation the Co
gresham gave of what should be done al
what he should endeayer to do in the matt
of defeating the passage of the bill was sat
factory to those present.
There is rumor that contracts for two n
vessels with Bath parties have been ma
one by the New England Shipbuilding c,
pany and the other by firm that cannoe
named at present.
The Gettysburg Battlefield Memoai
Association.
LEWISTON, Dec. 81 Some time ago. tire
originated with b. I'll. Beals Post, G. Ar,
of Bangor, on motion Of General Hamliia
petition to the Senate and House of Rec
sentatiyes, for an appropriation of $500,
to be expended under the direction of ne
Governor and Council. in aid of the Geys-
burg Battlefield Memorial Association to
the end that the erection of memorial taets
ana monuments for the eleven reginnts
and three batteries of this State wich
served with honor and distinction ir the
great battle of Gettysburg, June 1st, 2dand
Sd. 1868, may be facilitated in the manne de-
signated and employed by said associatin.
But one monument of Maine regiment,
being that of the Goth Regiment, and ercted
by private means, has been erected O, this
historical battlefield. There have been
erected by Delaware 2, Minnesota, Cameo,
tjcut 4, Indiana o Rhode Island 4, Aassa-
chusetts a, Pennsylvania 25, and New y ork
and Ohio have recently appropriated for the
purpose large sums of money, ranging from
ten to forty thousand dollars, thus addins
upwards of hundred monuments to thost
already erected. Besides these last named
$1,000, Indiana $1,000, New Jersey $9o,0o
and Massachusetts $1S0,000.
Judge Hamilton of the Municipal Court o
Biddeford has obtained strong memoria
of the citizens of Biddeford in aid of thi
fund, known as the Gettysburg Monumental
Fund, and Hon. j. w. Wakefield of Batl
strongly fayors the movement His influence
as member of the House will be felt il
support of the measure, and memorials fron
all G. A. r. Posts in the State will be pre-
sented for early action of the Legislature.
A citizens petition, headed by Mayo
Neatly, has been started in Bangor. 1t ha
been signed by all the living ex-Mayors. ant
already contains the names of a large mum
Der of influential citizens.
Gen. Hamlin is in receipt of many letter.
from leading citizens and members of tn,
legislature, warmly espousing handsome
appropriation.
Hon. David Cowan, mayor of Lewiston
takes an active interest in the measure, ant
Hon. Z. j. Hall of Foxcroft, Hon. Ebe1
Woodbury. of Houlton, Hon, Geo. w. Kim
ball OF Rockland, have expressed themselve
in favor of the movement. Gen. Mattock
of Portland will give his personal attention
to the matter and attend the legislative com
mittee hearing, which will no doubt be al
interesting gathering of veterans of Maine
These veterans are we'll represented in boil
branches Of the legislature. In the Senat
are Col. Allen, Major BENZ. Hill, Col. Bur
rill and Capt. Kendall. In the House ar
Messrs. Waugh, Clark, Shaw, Moore, Wright
Lufkins, Allen and others.
Few people have an idea of the number o
visitors who annually seek Gettysburg. Las
year over 100000 visitors were there.